It’s really, really cold again – as the US shivers through at least the eighth blast of air from the Arctic this winter. Here’s why it keeps happening.

The term “polar vortex” might conjure images of mythical icy storms swirling through the North Pole but in reality it’s a crucial component of our ... Read more The post What Causes the “Polar Vortex” ...

Hace mucho, mucho frío otra vez, y EE.UU. se estremece con al menos la octava ráfaga de aire procedente del Ártico este invierno. El invierno, que se está calentando más rápido que cualquier ...

Humanity's oldest and longest-running climate experiment, the International Polar Year (IPY), will run for the fifth time in history next decade, with IPY-5 planned for 2032–2033. IPY-5 could be ...

The polar vortex’s icy grip on much of America has Arctic Greenland seeming like a toasty vacation spot by comparison.

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, EE.UU. (AP) — El clima severo se desplazó hacia el oeste el lunes, mientras se esperaba que un vórtice polar afectara las Montañas Rocosas y las Llanuras del norte ...

Standing at the top of a mountain in Antarctica can change the way we see the world. The more we look, we find that polar regions reveal how dramatically our planet can change and, at the same time, ...

Whether or not it’s connected to climate change, the pattern is still rearing its head this winter and it’s working in tandem with the polar vortex. The jet stream and frigid air just could ...